Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-26

Many strsgglers came in after the con-
Brother Cranfll failed TO materialize and
8 committee was appointed to assist him
in taking his cakes and bonbons to the
express office.
| A communication was read from the
Texas Express Company offering to carry
free of charge personal effects and pack.
ages of the editors. Received with
thanks.
a communication was read from the May.
or and citizens of Dallas inviting the AssO-
citation to make that city it's next place Of
meeting. Received with thanks.
Mr.. Gilbert strongly advocated the
claims of Dallas.
Mr.. G. ?. Miller, in speech creditaole
and manly, resigned his position on the
executive committee in favor of Mr.
Henry Muller Of Brennan. His resigns
ton was received and Mr. Muller ap
pointed.
The question of the selection of place
for the next annual meeting coming up,
Mr.. Fred H. Gaines moved that the matter
be made the special order of business for
s O'Clock st night. Carried.
The words of Captain Paddock were
still ringing in the ears of the delegates
and many wished to see those acres snd
acres of scenery. An adjournment wss
taken until s p. m, and the Association
went on an excursion over the Rio
Grsnde Railroad.
The hour having arrived, the ladies
found carriages in waiting and proceeded
| to the musicale at the residence of Mrs
Huffman.
THE EXCURSION
| About $50 visiting editors and citizens
accepted the generous invitation of Cap
tain B. B. Paddock and took ride over
the Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railroad
to the terminus, about thirty-siX miles
from Fort Worth and five
miles this side of Gran
bury. Arriving at the end of the track
the party got off upon the broad prairie,
and listened to eloquent speeches from
Messrs. Paddock, turmsn and Presiden,
Ferguson. They founded q new town.
and baptiSed it 10 the finest brand Of
Wv water, pure water taken along in
Theoretically sealed vessels from Fort
Worth. The party RECALLED themselves with
fine spread set for them, and washed
every luscious morsel down with copious
libatiOns of the finest quality of double
rectifled water. This is what they told
the PronibitionIsts at least, ana we have
no means of denying it. The return trip
was pleasant, everyone on board drinking
in the "acres and acres of scenery" and
other things of more liquid character.
and arrived in the city 1T D. N. wei
pleased with their trip snd eloquent II
their praise of heir generous host. as
will be seen by the following resolution
passed unanimously:
Resolved that the thanks of this association
be ten cred to Captain q. Is. Paddock and Other
officers Of the FOFt " nth and ri , Grande Rail
road tor their kindness and courtesy in givln-
this association an excursion over their new
rOsd, and for providing so handsomely tor 5-.
comfort and enjoyment on the excursion.
THE MUSICALE.
On adjournment of the convention a.
p. m, carriages were in waiting TO coz
duct the ladies and their escorts TO the
residence of Mrs W. A Huffman, WHERE
Mesd6mes Huffman, Hedges an other,
received them. The pen of the average
reporter reCoils instinclvely from at.
tempting description OF the msgnifce1. 4.
costumes worn by the ladies. Suffice !.
to say that all the adjectiYes in Web5ters
unabridged would not be considered eI-
tTavagaut by any one who had seen the-.
The musical exercises were varied
E
'When tits Moonlight" ''Robin Adsir,"
and Gave MarIa" in a manne-
that was perfectly enrapturing. The
Duet of Messrs. Lusk and Voigdt fully
sustained the reputation of the gentle.
men, and Mr.. Volgt's solo, Shubert;
"Serenade," was well received. Miss Nash
entertained the company by beautiful
instrumental piece, Phantasmia, sGt
the Duet by SMrs. PostOn and Miss
Martin vas beautifully rendered
Mrs. POstOn's instrumental selection; /
were pronounced by competent Judge;
the finest ever heard in the city and the
recitation Of "Kate Shelly" by Mrs. HuE
man would have been given thundeFs Ofsg |
plause by the most critical audience. The
refreshments were delicious and lie
company OF visitors were loud in their
praise Of the evenings pleasure.
MIGHT SESSION.
The night session opened most susg
ouslY. The opera house was crowded
with the youth and beauty of the city, slt
the enthusiasm was such that the veres,
dOlt that ever stammeTed 8 sentence
could not help aCquitting himsei
creditably. What then was the encou-ag%
ment given the orators where s.
were eloquent and some sublime, may b.
imagined. Every body seemed at his Oe:
and the wit, friendly sarcasm and brilliant.
conyulsed the audience from IL
opening to the close.
THE CHOSEN CITY.
The first business of the meeting Tss
to select place for meeting next yea-.
Mr. K. NJ. Johnson of Houston presented
the name of that city in 81
well chosen speech and Mr.. FretH
H. Gaines presented the name of Paris
in humorous speech, in which ne pic
tured the many attractions in glowing
terms, concluding with the statement
that Paris was the most moral and t0ler.
ant city in the universe, from the feet
that it permitted Colonel E. L. DohOney8
to live there in peace and quietude and
1T the same time, had saloons enough for
all practical purposes. The first oslo
resulted as follows:
Houston, 81: Austin, .; Dallas,
Paris, 2; Brownwood, 2; Texarksns,
Rockwell, 3. Total rs
Second vote-Hou-ton, 81; Dallas
Texarkana, 4 Fort WORTH, .; Austin,
Sherman, 1.",-Total, 10.
Paris was Withdrawn.
On the third ballot Mr.. S. X. Whiltit
that Dallas should be c1Oss1
On account Of getting as near to For:
Worth as possible. The vote stood
Houston, 50: Dallas 40, TeXaTkena, !.